(A Slightly More) Advanced Copyediting Training

Upskill beyond basic copyediting and become a confident professional editor.

About the Programme

India is the hub of academic publishing outsourcing – end to end. And one critical step in the process is copyediting. Chennai, Delhi, Noida, Pune, Mumbai and Bengaluru host many such companies, big and large. And the need for good copyeditors is growing – despite the AI wave. 

However, most editors are stuck at basic editing – fixing basic grammar, standardizing spelling, enforcing style sheet requirements. And the outsourcing companies have not been able to upskill them either. 

So, if you want to edit beyond the basic level, you need to find a way. 

The “Slightly More Advanced Copyediting Training” aims to provide an upskilling opportunity for aspiring copyeditors. If you think you are stuck at “L1 editing” and wish to move beyond (which, anyway, has been usurped by automation tools and AI) and see yourself as a better editor, this will be a good opportunity for you. 

By the end of the programme, you will be able to answer these editorial questions confidently:
Should I use a comma before “which” or change it to a “that” in the sentence?
What’s wrong with the construction “The resultant mixture is as good or better than the earlier reported mixture"?
If most language reference books advise you not to use it, why does the English language has the passive voice?
When an author or project manager says “this is how we write” with reference to article usage, what exactly do they mean? (By the way, I have used "they" for a singular pronoun – do you think it should be corrected?)
Should it be “Church” or “church”? Or “hospital” or “the hospital”?
What is wrong when Gandhi said “A Customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him.”
The style sheet says: “Change though to although.” Can I change it in the sentence “The war did not end as quickly as expected, though”?
What’s wrong with the sentence “I’m not only good at correcting spelling mistakes, but I’m good at spotting factual errors”?
How to pick the appropriate choice from among parenthetical dashes, parenthetical commas and parentheses?
Programme Structure

Schedule

Monday to Thursday
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Live via Zoom
Passage Editing
Certificate Included

Duration

30 March – 30 April

Prerequisite

  • 2–5 years experience
  • Strong editing basics
Course Fee ₹ 11,800 (Inclusive of GST)

Includes

Practical editing sessions
Live interaction
Industry-level guidance